1. Iowa’s abc book

2. A is for Adventureland 1. Adventureland has over 100 rides.
2. Adventure land has over 200 chairs.

3. B is for Buttercow The Buttercow is an attraction at
the Iowa State Fair.
2. There is 600 pounds of butter in the
Buttercow.

4. C is for Corn 1. According to the Discovery
Channel TV show ,if there was
no corn ,there would be no Iowa.
2. If it wasn’t for corn, toothpaste
wouldn’t come out of the tube the
way it does.

5. D is for Des Moines 1.Des Moines was originally
known as Fort Raccoon in 1843.
2.Des Moines is the number one.
spot for U.S. Insurance Companies.

6. E is for Elk Horn 1. Elk Horn is the largest rural
Danish settlement in the U S.
2. The town of Elk Horn became
a town in 1901.

7. F is for Farms 1. There are 89,700 farms in Iowa.
2. The average of an Iowa farm
is 343 acres of farm land.

8. G is for Gypsum 1. Gypsum is mined around Fort Dodge , Iowa.
2. Gypsum is used for cement,
wallboard ,and plaster.

9. H is for Hawkeye Football
Team
1. The Iowa Hawkeye Football
Team’s name WAS Cornhuskers.
2. They sold it to the Nebraska
Cornhuskers.

10. I is for Iowa State Fair 1. The Iowa State Fair is the
second largest fair in the world.
2. The Iowa Sate Fair attracts
more then 1 million visitors
each year.

11. J is for John Wayne 1. John Wayne was born in
2. His real name is Marion
Winterset ,Iowa.
Morrison.

12. K is for Kate Shelley 1. Kate Shelly saved over 200 people.
{The bridge Kate Shelly climbed across.}
1. Kate Shelly saved over 200 people.
2. Kate Shelley lived by Honeycreek.

13. L is for Loess Hills 1.The Boy Scouts campground
in Little Sioux has 900 acres.
2.Mid America Council of the
Boy Scouts of America was one
Of the largest land holders in
the area with 1,840 acres.

14. M is for Mt. Crescent 1. Mt. Crescent Ski Area has
9 ski runs, some of these ski
runs reach up to2,000 feet
with 300 foot drops.
2. It is the only ski area in
Crescent.

15. N is for Nelson ,Chris 1. He is an Onawa Native.
2. He invented the “Eskimo
Pie” in Iowa.
3. It was originally called
“I Scream” bar.
4. He invented it in 1919 or
1920.

16. O is for Oak Tree 1. The Oak Tree is Iowa’s state tree.
2. The Oak Tree officially became
the state tree in 1961.

17. P is for Pottawattamie County
1. There are 14 different towns in
Pottawattamie County.
2. There are square miles in

18. Q is for Quaker Oats 1. It is in Cedar Rapids , Iowa.
2. It is the largest Cereal
Company in the world.

19. R is for Roseman Covered
Bridge
1. The Roseman Covered Bridge was
built in 1883.
2. The Roseman Covered Bridge is in
one of the five covered bridges
still standing from the original
19 covered bridges.

20. S is for Soybeans 1. Iowa produces 1/10 of our nation’s food supply.
2. Soybeans were first used as
Forage Crop in the U.S.

21. T is for Tulip Toren {Time}
1. Built in 1968 in Pella, Iowa.
2. It is 65 feet tall.

22. U is for Underwood 1. It is named after the first
engineer who drove thought
the town.{His last name was
Underwood.}
2. In 1914 the first high school
was built in Underwood.

23. V is for Van Meter 1. Van Meter is the hometown
of baseball famer Bob Feller.
2. Van Meter was named for
Jacob Rhodes Van Meter ,a
settler.

24. W is for Wild Rose 1. The Wild Rose is Iowa’s State Flower.
2. It was chosen to be the state flower
in 1897. 1.

25. X is for Xenia Rural Water
District
1.In 1991 Xenia Rural Water
District was organized under
Chapter 357A of the Iowa Code.
2.In 2002 Xenia Rural Water
District expanded its services
include wastes water management. .

26. Y is for Yellow River Forest
1 .Yellow River Forest is Iowa’s
only fire tower.
2. Yellow River Forest became
a forest in 1933.

27. Z is for Zook Spur 1. It is a ghost town. 2. It was a coal mining town
located near Madrid , Iowa.
3. There are only 1 sign and a
few homes left.

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